Erika Kirk Urges Judge to Keep Tyler Robinson Murder Trial Open to Public
“Ms. Kirk respectfully urges the Court to deny any unnecessary requests to limit public or media access”
She’s right. This trial should be right out in the open for all to see.
The College Fix reports:
Kirk’s widow urges judge to keep Tyler Robinson murder trial open to public
A Utah judge agreed to a minor restriction on news media access to Tyler Robinson’s court proceedings Tuesday in response to competing requests from the accused’s lawyers and the widow of slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Robinson, the young man accused of murdering Kirk on a Utah campus last fall, appeared in court for the pre-trial hearing.
Judge Tony Graf granted the defense’s “request to move cameras to the back of the courtroom. Robinson’s lawyers want to prevent close-up images of the accused killer’s face, arguing they could be used to speculate about his reactions in court,” according to CBS News.
His lawyers also have argued for banning cameras and microphones from the trial – a request that widow Erika Kirk opposed in a court filing Monday, Fox News reports.
“As this Court is aware, this matter has received significant public attention,” the court filing states. “… And although it is critical that this Court balance the defendant’s right to a fair trial with the public’s First Amendment right of access to judicial proceedings, any request, by either party, to essentially close these court proceedings from the public eye should be denied.”
Kirk’s lawyers also wrote that transparency in the courtroom will help stop “conspiracy theories and misinformation” from spreading.
“There is no adequate substitute for open proceedings,” the filing states. “Accordingly, Ms. Kirk respectfully urges the Court to deny any unnecessary requests to limit public or media access and to ensure that courtroom proceedings remain open to the fullest extent consistent with the defendant’s right to a fair trial.”
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Yes. Full stop.
they could be used to speculate about his reactions in court
Annnnnd? What does that have to do with the fairness of the trial? The jurors can see him and make those speculations, right? So, why would it negatively impact the trial for people outside of the courtroom to do that?
If they pay as much attention to responsible sequestering as they did for the George Floyd trial, they’re probably afraid that one of the jurors is going to see TMZ playing at his neighborhood watering hole.
And…?
If it’s video of what he saw in the courtroom, then it really can’t be an influence.
I’m guessing it’s more to prevent anyone outside the courtroom from judging what’s going on independently.
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